![]() ![]() I like you just don't get it ! I also have risk factors such as diabetes (type 2), male and overweight although that's not going to be a problem for too long as soon as I got my sugars under control I have just dropped 91lbs in the past eight months. Again I was told to ignore them and that they are benign, although in reality every holter I have worn has recorded more PVC's than the preceding holter. My last holter revealed 7200 roughly in about a 24hr peroid and I thought that was a good day too. I just get plain worn out by these things. My ideal would be to see an EP if possible that can provoke the really bad arryhthmia's that scare the hell out of me. ![]() ![]() I have several worries at the moment that I am trying to research and present my case for further evaluation because I feel worn out all the time and these things have totally taken over my life at the moment. I've only been browsing these boards for a few hours but haven't really come across a post (yet) where someone has had them for years and gets the 'skips' every minute of every day for years on end. I can't stress this enough very very very rarely do they let up and by 'let up' I mean only feeling there presence a few times a day (a very rare occurence) although if I take my pulse I can usually catch a few in the space of any given minute of the day. Since that time I have had them daily everyday a typical day I have 2-3 per minute sometimes a lot more very occasionaly they are every 3rd or 4th beat. I have had PAC/PVC's for many years I first started feeling them back in 1999. I am glad you asked this question as I have been wondering the same thing as of late. So to wrap this one up, there are ways to get your life and confidence back. They reduce the load on your heart, reduce the beats per min, lower your blood pressure, open up your vessels, your heart loves them. These drugs have little side effects and are very safe. That’s 8mgrs of Bisoprolol and 120mgrs of Verapamil. Really persistent ectopic patients (like myself) found peace with a combo prescription of half Beta Blocker and half Channel Blocker daily dosage. Ask your Doc to start you up with a strong dosage. This can take a whole month of expensive doc visits and ectopic events that will break your spirit down. Please note that doctors have a process where they start you at low doses and if they don’t stop the symptoms they bump up the dosage. It is this medication THAT WILL GIVE YOU BACK YOUR LIFE AND YOUR CONFIDENCE. Ask your cardiologist about Beta Blockers and Calcium Channel Blockers. ECG does reflect structural issues if you can read it, but the echo will make it visually clear. The Echo will show structural deficiencies if present and with persistent ectopics, there usually are. Get a proper ECG and (this is important) an Echodiagram. Book an appointment with a cardiologist that is a Electrophysiologist. Cardiologists these days are helped by this even though it’s a single lead ECG. The watch records ECGs whoever you ask it. But the latest series Apple Watch with the ECG function. If you get persistent your first steps are: 1. Persistent ectopics can last an hour or two. Persistent ectopics indicate a heart condition, but not necessarily a serious one. People get them when dehydrated, over caffeinated, or low on magnesium and electrolytes. If they go away on their own you after 5 to 10mins you are 100% normal. They usually feel like you re skipping every 5th beat: it’s thump, thump, thump, thump……………….thump, thump, thump, thump……………. Occasional ectopics are the ones that happen once or twice during the day and last a few minutes. If you get occasional ectopics you are ok and athletes or people in high stress get them all the time. Hi all, you will find great deviation among the responses you get from doctors and specialist electrophysiologists. ![]()
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